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GrogVix
3 months ago
7

A kettle heats 1.75 kg of water. The specific latent heat of vaporisation of water is 3.34 x 106 J/kg. How much energy would be

needed to boil off the water? Write the answer out in full (i.e. not in standard form).
Physics
1 answer:
Softa [3K]3 months ago
7 0

The total energy required to evaporate the water is 5,845,000 J

Explanation:

The quantity of thermal energy needed to entirely vaporize a specific amount of a liquid substance that is already at its boiling point is represented by

Q=m\lambda_v

where

m indicates the mass of the substance

\lambda_v represents the specific latent heat of vaporization for that substance

In this scenario, the substance in question is water, with a mass of

m = 1.75 kg

The specific latent heat of vaporization for water is

\lambda_v = 3.34\cdot 10^6 J/kg

Assuming the water has reached its boiling point, the thermal energy necessary to vaporize it is

Q=(1.75)(3.34\cdot 10^6)=5,845,000 J

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